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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Limits to four hours any debate on a motion to proceed to the consideration of a measure or matter. Applies the following conditions on the proposal of amendments if the motion to proceed is agreed to:
the first amendments in order shall be one first-degree amendment each offered by the minority, the majority, the minority, and the majority (with forfeiture of the right to offer an amendment if it is not offered in its designated order);
Declares that if cloture is invoked on a measure or matter before all first-degree amendments are disposed of: (1) any such amendment in order but not actually pending upon the expiration of post-cloture time may be offered and may be debated for up to one hour, equally divided in the usual form; and (2) any such amendment ruled non-germane on a point of order shall not fall upon that ruling, but instead remain pending and require 60 affirmative votes to be adopted.
Limits post-cloture consideration to: (1) eight hours for any nomination except one to a position at level I of the Executive Schedule or to serve as a federal judge or justice appointed to hold office during good behavior, and (2) two hours for any U.S. district court nominations.
Requires consideration of legislation and of nominations to be equally divided in the usual form.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S.Res. 15 as passed Senate without amendment on Jan 24, 2013. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Senate Jan 24, 2013
S. Res. 15
Resolution Agreed to
78 Yea 16 Nay 6 not voting
Crossed both parties 15 of 94 voting members broke with their own party: 15 Republicans.
DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S.Res. 15 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named S.Res. 15 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
4 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.